Shuttle



Jul 10, 1928. 1,676,438"

W. H. HARRISON v SHUTTLE Filed Jan. 15, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet l .1 2.1111114 III/IIIIIIIII/A INVENTOI? -m://mm 7%61107501 JulylO, 1928.1,676,438 w. H. HARRISON SHUTTLE Filed Jan. 15, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INvE/V 7'01? Wil /7m H HTTomvEKS' Patented July 10, 1928.

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WILLIAM H. HARRISON, 0F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA; NELLIE. HARRISONEXECUTRIX 0F SAID WILLIAM H. HARRISON, DECEASED;

SHUTTLE.

Application filed January 15, 1927. Serial No; 161,276.

My invention relates to shuttles used in weaving.

In the use of shuttles in weaving, particularly with rayon, it has'beenfound desirable, owing to the action of the rayon as it comes oif'thebobbin or tube in flying about, un-

winding too rapidly and becoming entangled or disarranged, whereby thethread may be normal man nor.

broken or its feeding interrupted or stopped, to cover the bottom andthe sides, partially, of the recess in which the bobbin is carried witha fur or fur-like material or pile fabric orother suitable material; asthe'threadunwinds from the bobbin it contacts withthis fur-like liningwhich serves to prevent said actions and to feed the thread through theshuttle in a Heretofore, in practice, this material forming the lininghas been secured to the bottom and sides of said recess byfirst'applying glue thereto, applying glue to the piece of hide or othermaterial which has been cut to proper dimensions and then fitting andpressing thelatter within the recess against the glued surface thereof.Among the many disadvantages in this manner of hnlng the shuttle are theextreme care required in applying the glue neatly Within the'recess sothat it will not extend without the lining after the same is inposition, the like care required in applying the .glue to the lining toprevent the fur side of the hide from becoming smeared with the glue,the difliculty in properly positioning the lining within the recesswithout smearing its sides, the loss of use of the shuttle while thelining is being placed therein and the glue is drying, and the expenseof labor.

Additionally, these linings wear out from use and their replacement withother linings is required. This replacement is attended with furtherdisadvantages in the removal of the old glue from the bottom and sidesof' the recess and in the loss of use of the shuttle during the liningreplacement. V

Among the objects of my invention is to provide a shuttle by which allofthe disadvantages above stated are overcome; to provide a lining forthe recess which is easily removable and replaceable; to provlde alining which is a unit in itself and which may be manufactured instandard sizes and kept in stock in a weaving mill available for throughthe shuttle in the scraping off of the immediate placing in shuttles inwhich the linings have become useless through wear.

-The lnventlon further lncludes all of the other various ob ects andnovel features of construction. and arrangement hereinafter moredefinitely specified and described.

In the drawings, in which like. numerals designate like parts in thedifferent figures, 1 is a plan view of a shuttle of standard typeembodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a sectional viewon the line 22 of'Fig.1; Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 of 1; Fig. 4 is asectional view on the line 4-; of Fig. 2; Fig. -5 is a side'elevationpartlyin section of one form; of a lining as used in my invention; Fig.6 is a sectional view on the line 66 of Fig. 5; Fig. 7 1s a sideelevation of another form of lining; Fig. 8 is a" sectional view on theline 8-8 of Fig. 7, and Fig. 9'is a plan View of a 1 form of backing orcarrier for the fur or other suitable'material. before the latter issecured thereto. v

The shuttle l is of a standard'type provided with the usual opening orrecess 2 in which the bobbin or tube 8 of'rayon 4, or the like, iscarried on the usual slotted pivoted holder 5. A

In providing a lining within the shuttle of fur or other suitablematerial for the purposes aforesaid, I use a backing or carrier 6 of amaterial, preferably metallic, such as tin, which is adapted to, beeasily bent or formed to fit snugly the curvature of the bottom of therecess 2. This backing is pref erably first formed intoa blank of the desired dimensions and shape by a die. The backing 6 forms a substantiallysemi-cylindrical shoe having a bottom and side portions and conformingto the configuration of the bottom and sideso'fthe recess in theshuttle. This shoe, which presents a concave faceto'the flexiblefur-like material or fur, supports the same throughout the entire"contour thereof.

ment shown in Fig. 1 to withdraw der said pins 8, 8, the engagementbetween said ends-and said pins operating to hold the lining inposit-ion. When it is desired to remove the lining this may be easilydone by withdrawing oneor both of said pins, it being necessary, ofcourse, in the embodiboth pins \Vhen a metallicbacking is used Ipreferably attach the fur or other suitable material 9 to the blankwhile it is fiat, using preferably rivets 10 or staples. 11 as themeansof attachmentalthough it will be understood that adhesives for anyother means may be employed as desired; if an adhesive is used theattendant disadvantages under the pres cnt practice above mentioned areto a great therein, and the-pins tion.

In practice I have found that a thin metallic b-acking such; as tin isvery satisfactory but it will. be understood that a backing of anymaterial adapted to carry the fur or fur-like material and formed to beremovably fitted withinivthe recess in the shuttle may be used;

derstood that'the backing may be initially molded or formed to fit saidrecess and the fur-like material attached thereto afterward.-

,lVhile, I have herein described embodiments of my invention I do notthereby desire or intend to specificallylimitmyself to the precisedetails of construction and are rangement of parts to which I havereferred .and scopeof the invention as as the same may be modified andvaried from the forms shown in the drawings and herein described withoutdeparting from the spirit defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim-and desire to protect byLetters Patent of the United States:

1. A removable lining for the bobbin recess in a weavers shuttlecomprising a fur-like material, a. backing therefor, consisting of arelatively stiff shoe having bottom 'and side portions and supportingthe fur-like material substantially throughout i the entirecontourthereof, means for attaching said material to said backing, and meansfor retaining said lining within said recess.

2. A removable lining for the bobbin recess in a weavers shuttlecomprising a furlike material, a backing therefor consisting it will befurther 1111-.

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of a shoe having a curved bottom and sides and supporting the fur-likematerial substant ally throughout the entire contour of the same andconformable to the bottom and V sides of said recess and means forretaining said lining within said recess.

3. A removable lining for the bobbin recess in a Weavers shuttle adaptedto partially surround the threaded bobbin and comprising fur-likematerial, a backing therefor consisting of ,a substantiallysemicylindrical shoe conforming to the configuration of the bottom andsides of the bobbin recessin the shuttle and supporting ithe f n-s: likematerial throughout the entire contour of the same and means at the endsof: said backing adapted to engagemeans carried by the Shuttle wherebysaid lining is retained within said recess. v

.4. A removable lining for the bobbin recess in a weavers shuttlecomprising furlike, material, a backing therefor, said backin'gcol'nprising a curved body portion having a bottom and sides to whichsaid material is secured and which supports the furlike materialthroughout the entire contour thereof, said body portion having reducedextended end portions adapted to engage means carried by the shuttle forretaining said lining within saidrecess.

of a threaded bobbin within the opening provided therefor, a removablelin ng for said opening, said lining comprising furlike material withwhich said bobbin conanda metallic-backing comprising a mainsubstantially semi-cylindrical portion to which. said material isattached and which supports the fur-like material throughout the entirecontour thereof, said backing hav? ing reduced end members, andpinscarried by said shuttle adapted to engage said end members whereby saidlining is held within said opening. 7 r

6. In a weavers shuttle the-combination of a threaded bobbin within theopening provided therefor, a removable lining for said opening, saidlining comprising furlike material with which. said bobbin con tacts,and a backing for said material comprising a substantiallysemi-cylindricalbody portion supporting the fur-like material throughoutthe entire contour thereof and annular end portions, and removable pinscarried by said shuttle adapted to engage the end portions whereby saidlining is re tained within said opening.

In testimony whereof Ihavehe-reuntoset my. hand this12th day of January,1927,

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